Madam, Please Behave-Chapter 413: Win Once

Footsteps echoed.

Li Quanzhang walked in front, while Ye Rong followed about two paces behind. Under his lead, they headed to a certain part of the villa.

His head was held high, eyes fixed straight ahead—as if even in this humiliating situation, he still clung to that ridiculous posture.

Ye Rong’s pace was slightly sluggish. As time went on, the distance between her and Li Quanzhang grew wider and wider, as though she was strongly resisting going to that place with him.

Her steps slowed further, until she came to a complete stop.

Staring at Li Quanzhang’s retreating figure ahead, Ye Rong hesitated for a moment before turning around to go back the way she came.

“I suggest you don’t do that.”

She hadn’t taken more than a few steps when Li Quanzhang’s voice reached her ears.

“Otherwise, you’ll be left with nothing.”

With her back still to him, Ye Rong’s expression twisted with conflict.

Her hands, hanging by her sides, clenched tightly into fists. It was a while before she finally loosened them, turned around, and walked briskly to catch up with Li Quanzhang.

Seeing that she had followed, Li Quanzhang didn’t say anything else. He turned and continued leading her toward a room.

They finally stopped in front of the study.

Li Quanzhang stood at the door and knocked lightly a few times. free𝑤ebnovel.com

Soon after, Liu Changqing’s voice came from inside.

“Come in.”

The moment Liu Changqing’s voice rang out from inside the study, Ye Rong’s face instantly turned grim. But before she could dwell on it, Li Quanzhang pushed the door open.

The room inside was revealed.

It was filled with books and decorated in a classical style, completely different from the rest of the villa.

This was... the study that Li Zhengmao used to use.

With his back to the two at the door, Liu Changqing was standing in front of a bookshelf, looking up at the world classics placed on the top shelf.

Hearing the door open, he paused briefly before turning around.

When his gaze landed on Ye Rong standing at the door, a faint smile appeared on his face.

Liu Changqing raised his left wrist, tapped the watch on it twice with the fingers of his right hand, and spoke in a slow, deliberate tone.

“Five minutes late. That’s a bit disrespectful, Miss Ye.”

“……”

Ye Rong gritted her teeth, glaring at Liu Changqing’s faintly smiling face.

Anger flickered in her eyes.

“You were the one who had Li Quanzhang bring me here?”

“No, I told him to.”

Before Ye Rong could react, Li Quanzhang—standing beside her—cut in with that response, and then walked toward Liu Changqing.

He stopped next to Liu Changqing.

His eyes scanned the bookshelf, searching. After a moment, he reached out and pulled down a few books, stacking them together.

When he pulled out the fifth book, the safe hidden behind the books was fully exposed.

Liu Changqing stood silently beside him, watching.

Eventually, Li Quanzhang retrieved a document envelope from the safe, walked over to the desk, and placed the books to one side. Then he opened the envelope he had just taken out.

He laid its contents on the desk.

His gaze then turned to Ye Rong, who had now entered the room.

“You haven’t forgotten the Old Master’s will, have you? If Liu Changqing and Li Wanran’s relationship broke down and ended in divorce, and he chose money over the child, then sixty percent of the Old Master’s estate would be donated to charity, and the remaining forty percent would go to you. On the other hand, if he chose the child, then the entire inheritance would go to you, and after Liu Zhiyue and Liu Xiazhi come of age, you would return thirty percent of it to them.”

“……”

Glancing at Ye Rong, who was forcing herself to stay composed, Li Quanzhang paused for a second before continuing.

“Of course, the two of you also made a bet.”

As he spoke, Li Quanzhang picked up the paper he had just taken out and continued.

“If Liu Changqing chose the two children and gave up all the assets, the bet was whether he could recover within a year and regain wealth comparable to before. During this time, you were not allowed to interfere directly or indirectly. Otherwise, the bet would be void.”

With that, Li Quanzhang placed the paper back on the desk.

He stared directly at Ye Rong.

“Madam, you said he couldn’t do it. The Old Master said he could. I’m sure you still remember... the content of the bet.”

Ye Rong’s face had grown pale. Her breathing grew heavier and heavier.

Staring at Li Quanzhang’s face—etched by time—she was terrified of hearing him say the next words.

“No... not yet…”

She muttered instinctively.

Ye Rong took a step back, eyes drifting from Li Quanzhang’s face to the man standing beside him.

The key figure in her bet with Li Zhengmao—

Liu Changqing.

She suddenly raised her hand and pointed at Liu Changqing, her voice raising involuntarily.

“He… he didn’t do it on his own! He had help from the An family!”

“No, An Quancheng didn’t assist him in his business.”

“You’re lying!”

Ye Rong shouted, eyes wide, staring fiercely at Li Quanzhang.

“Without An Quancheng’s help, there’s no way he could’ve climbed back to this level in such a short time. No way…”

“……”

Neither Li Quanzhang nor Liu Changqing spoke. They simply stared silently at Ye Rong.

At this moment, she looked almost laughable.

Like a pathetic, powerless rage.

“I was the one who won this time. I won…”

“You lost.”

Liu Changqing suddenly interrupted her.

“Don’t you get it? The moment he made that bet with you, you had already lost.”

“……”

Ye Rong froze.

Liu Changqing’s words landed in her ears with absolute clarity, instantly silencing her manic behavior.

Staring at this slightly deranged woman, Liu Changqing continued.

“From the beginning, that bet was full of loopholes. On one hand, you were strictly limited—no interference of any kind. But on the other hand, he had no restrictions at all. Even if you were about to win, he could always flip the table and come back. It was never a fair bet. And you—agreeing to such terms—what were you thinking?”

Liu Changqing asked that question.

To him, that kind of bet didn’t seem like something Li Zhengmao would’ve come up with. It was riddled with flaws, like he thought the person betting against him was a fool.

Any rational person would’ve seen the flaws in it.

Maybe… maybe Li Zhengmao never intended to bet with Ye Rong at all.

Maybe…

He just wanted to see whether Ye Rong was willing to gamble with her daughter’s marriage.

After all… when Li Zhengmao died, he and Li Wanran weren’t divorced yet.

And everything that followed—happened exactly that way.

Ye Rong arranged for his ex-wife to get involved with Li Chongming. She personally destroyed her daughter’s marriage—all so the bet could take effect.

So she could…

Win against Li Zhengmao. Just once.

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